Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

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Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

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. The Innominate. 5.12 .Little Spotted Wolf Canyon.

Looking towards Crags F and G area

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USBRIT Ross

Apr 11, 2017

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Lance, alone at last, establishing another face route in the San Rafael Swell. This is one of two new routes he established solo on the lead recently.

"Bouldering" near the base of the Eastern Reef Slabs.

Ross and Potter new routing on the slabs.Don't worry about belays ...just take a firm stance.

Swell camping!

The Reef looking south. December.

Lance topping out a new route he established ground up using a rope-solo belay system.

This might help you find your way around. It also shows how much rock there is to climb.

A panoramic picture of the San Rafael Reef from the Uneva Mine turnoff.

Geology of San Rafael Swell. image credit: Kelsey, Michael R. Hiking and Exploring Utah's San Rafael Swell. 3rd ed. Provo: Kelsey Publishing, 1999. 202. Print.

Sunrise view east of Three Finger Canyon

P.Ross and P.Moe on FA The Hollow Men 5.9. Three Fingers Canyon

A) Two Finger Canyon. B) Three Finger Canyon

Camp at Two Finger Canyon

Desert toads in love. Two Finger Canyon

One of The Swells local residents. This guy was nice enough to buzz loudly to let us know we were invading his turf.

After a long illness Steve Rydalch (Curiosity Killed the Cat FA)returned to the swell to meet up with a visit from the UK of USBRIT

Looking towards K-Crag area and to the South

Sunrise looking towards the La Sal Mountains

A) End Game.5.7 B)Peuterey Ridge.5.7.C)Its Only Rock and Roll.5.9 D)One Finger Canyon.This is the southern end on The Reef. Photo taken from the Hanksville Road entrance.

December

Two Fingers Canyon at dawn

On our way to "Death by Chocolate"

The Road to the Sandstone Alps.

Poto taken from the Hanksville Road entrance.A) End Game 5.7 B)Peuterey Ridge.5.7 C)Its Only Rock and Roll 5.9. D) One Finger Canyon.E) Two Finger Canyon

nice camping

Looking North

Sir Chris Bonington on 4th Pitch (5.6) "1000' of Fun"

Looking towards Crags L,M and N .Three Fingers Canyon on the far left

Lance Bateman .Paul Ross on Heliotropism 5.12.

Camp at Two Finger Canyon

Climber rapping off after FA of The Innominate. 5.12a..Quite steep for slabs!

. The Innominate. 5.12 .Little Spotted Wolf Canyon.

Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

Looking towards Crags F and G area